Society and the Promise to David The Reception History of 2 Samuel 7:1-17

by Schniedewind, William M.

• ISBN13: 9780195126808
• ISBN10: 0195126807
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-03
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

In the second book of Samuel, the prophet Nathan tells King David that God will give to him and his descendants a great and everlasting kingdom. In this study Schniedewind looks at how this dynastic Promise has been understood and transmitted from the time of its first appearance at the inception of the Hebrew monarchy until the dawn of Christianity. He shows in detail how, over the centuries, the Promise grew in importance and prestige. One measure of this growing importance was the Promise's ability to coax new readers into fresh interpretations.

Author Biography

William M. Schniedewind is Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies and Northwest Semitic Languages at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. v
Abbreviations	p. ix
Reading the Promise to David	p. 3
Forging a Common Ideology: Origins of the Promise	p. 17
Kingdoms in Crisis: Vindicating the Promise	p. 51
Josianic Reforms: A New Place for the Promise	p. 72
By the Waters of Babylon"""": The Promise Fails""""	p. 98
In Persia's Shadow: Restoring the Promise	p. 119
Second Temple Judaisms Read the Promise	p. 140
The Legacy of the Promise to David	p. 168
Notes	p. 173
Bibliography	p. 206
General Index	p. 223
Index of Passages	p. 226
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